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bektashi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bek-tashi
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Bektashism.

noun

A member of the Sufi order founded by Bektash.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بَكتاشی (Bektâşî).

Inflected Forms

more Bektashi (comparative) most Bektashi (superlative) Bektashis (plural)

Phrases

Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order

Questions

What does bektashi mean?
Of or relating to Bektashism.
Where does bektashi come from?
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بَكتاشی (Bektâşî).

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